KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Commander James Wetherbee
arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility to get ready for
launch. STS-113 is the 16th American assembly flight to the
International Space Station. The primary objective of the mission is
bringing the Expedition 6 crew to the Station and returning the
Expedition 5 crew to Earth. The major task of the mission is delivery
of the Port 1 (P1) Integrated Truss Assembly, which will be attached
to the port side of the S0 truss. Three spacewalks are planned to
install and activate the truss and its associated equipment. Launch of
Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-113 is targeted for no earlier
than Nov. 22 between 7 and 11 p.m. EST.
(Photo Release Date: 11/20/2002
)

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